You mean below the level of the counter? I don't know of anybody doing that -- the range should be heat-shielded appropriately, and the gas line, etc., usually holds it off the wall a bit...

Yes. See picture. He stopped the tile even with the counters (the brown board is the level board and will be removed). Should he go below the counters and fill the 36" space below the counter with tile? I read on another post someone said 6" below....

I think this is plenty -- your range should end up at or above the counter line even if it doesn't have a higher part behind. If you think you'll spend a lot of time with your nose pressed against the rear wall, then maybe it's worth improving your downward view, but otherwise... ;)

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But I will admit to having never used such a range, so maybe there are concerns that I'm not envisioning...

Hi April. That's an age old question. What do you do? I've been in the tile business for over 20 years and I'll tell you different designers have different answers. My suggestion is go in about 6 inches from each edge and call it a day! There is no structural reason to have beautiful tile hidden there for the next how many years. Honestly, you will never put anything there but your gorgeous range. Don't waste the money. Just make sure you go far enough in to make it look like you did.

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